I second everything Marydean has said. DS has been in FDC since 8 months and is now 2 (today!!) His FDC family is like family to him and he loves his carer (as do I) her kids are all at high school or uni now so they love the little ones that come. DS gets a cot in a bedroom by himself so he gets to sleep easily (not in a room full of cots like CC) The scheme which runs DS's FDC does random checks on carers and we get a little report in his bag after they have been.
I cannot sing the praises of FDC enough!!